This “recipe” is a spicy fermentation combination inspired by traditional Korean kimchi—seasoning, ingredients, and techniques. It’s an entry point into a wide world of incredibly nuanced flavor, culture, and tradition that we encourage you to look into further.
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Fermented Veggie Pickles
This recipe is a fermented creation inspired by Mexican escabeche pickles—escabeche is a name used around the world for numerous dishes marinaded or prepared with acidic ingredients (meat and veggies).
Sauerkraut
A simple, rewarding, and incredibly delicious combination of lacto-fermented cabbage, caraway seeds, and juniper berries. Use this recipe as a template for a variety of vegetable, herb, and spice combinations.
Breadsticks
Perfect for dipping into olive oil, plunging into pesto, or scooping up the last of the tomato sauce from a plate of pasta, these breadsticks are delicious solo or accompanying almost any meal.
Fermented Green Strawberries
One of the most surprisingly delicious ferments you’ll ever make is one with under-ripe strawberries. Their firmness holds up well to hungry probiotics during the lacto-fermentation process, and combined with a simple brine, some herbs, and orange zest, they yield a nuanced flavor like no other.
New-York Style Bagels
Learn bagel making techniques like shaping and poaching with this tasty recipe for gluten-free New-York style bagels. Use a variety of toppings, or not, and have some fun. If you ever want a no-boil bagel recipe, try this one.
Salted Chocolate Chunk Scones
These scones hit all the right notes: bittersweet chocolate, crumbly texture, and a hint of bright orange flavor and smell (that intensifies each day). Try them with and without the optional Icing to see what you prefer sweetness wise. They’re the right amount of “sweet” without icing and a bonafide dessert with icing. The orange […]
Sliceable Cashew Cheese
This recipe uses a seaweed called “agar agar” as a gelatin alternative to create a simple and sliceable cheese—customize to make a variety of flavors with the tips provided.
Tomato, Onion & Pesto Focaccia
This is an enriched dough, which in simple terms means that it has oil, and other ingredients in it that can make the rise slower. The wait is worth it though, as this bread is full of flavor and makes delicious toast and sandwiches (try some in a panini press, too). Sprinkle with cheese and […]
Lilac Syrup
Have you ever smelled lilac blooms and they’re so intoxicating that you want to actually take a bite out of them? Well, A.) you’re not alone and B.) you can! Lilac syrup is a versatile springtime treat that you can also use as a base for a variety of flowers all throughout the growing season. […]